Manly re-signs in-demand winger on bumper deal

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Manly has rebuffed beardown involvement from the Knights to unafraid in-demand winger Reuben Garrick connected a bumper caller deal.

Garrick was targeted by the Knights, who were keen to bring the goal-kicking prima up the freeway to deterioration the No.1 jersey, freeing up superstar Kalyn Ponga to power to five-eighth.

However, the Sea Eagles acted accelerated to fastener down the 25-year-old, announcing connected Thursday day that Garrick had enactment pen to insubstantial connected a four-year deal.

The caller declaration ties him to Brookvale until the extremity of the 2027 season.

"Reuben is simply a precise important subordinate astatine Manly and we are thrilled to person secured his services for a further 4 years,'' Sea Eagles CEO Tony Mestrov said.

"He is good respected by his teammates. Reuben is simply a precise nonrecreational and dedicated jock who we spot arsenic a earthy person amongst our playing squad."

The signing is simply a immense coup for Manly aft Garrick made it wide helium saw his aboriginal astatine fullback - an unrealistic imaginable for him astatine Manly wherever Tom Trbojevic has a semipermanent owe connected the No.1 jersey.

However, it appears helium has been placated by the connection of a determination person to the shot astatine centre, a presumption that besides commands a higher mean NRL wage than a winger.

Garrick has go a captious portion of Manly's squad since making the determination from the Dragons, wherever helium played arsenic a section inferior having grown up connected the southbound seashore municipality of Gerringong.

He made his Sea Eagles debut successful 2019 and has since cemented his spot successful the broadside arsenic the first-choice goal-kicker and a reliable try-scorer.

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In 2021 helium became the archetypal subordinate successful apical people rugby league to people 20 tries and 100 goals successful a premiership season.

He has scored 55 tries successful his 91 matches successful the apical people and has racked up 788 points for the Sea Eagles.

Garrick's re-commitment to the nine continues a caller re-signing blitz with powerhouse 2nd rower Haumole Olakau'atu putting pen to insubstantial connected a woody that keeps him connected the bluish beaches until the extremity of the 2025 season, portion Sean Keppie signed an upgrade to support him with the nine done to 2026 and emerging prima Zac Fulton re-signed until the extremity of the 2024 season.

It comes arsenic a captious tonic for Manly fans who person suffered done a dismal off-season of headlines, with Daly Cherry-Evans reported to beryllium offside with the Trbojevic brothers, Des Hasler axed contempt having the enactment of the dressing country and respective of the players whose pridefulness jersey boycott turned the Sea Eagles' play disfigured speaking retired astir the saga.

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